Kimbriki LFG flare project

Kimbriki LFG flare project is a landfill gas project located at the Kimbriki Resource Recovery Centre in Terrey Hills, approximately 25km north of the Sydney CBD in New South Wales. It was registered in September 2015. The facility is situated in a semi-rural and urban fringe area of Sydney's Northern Beaches, known for its expansive bushland bordering the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, alongside the dedicated resource recovery and waste management operations of the site.

Landfill gas projects involve installing or upgrading a gas collection system to capture methane generated by the decomposition of legacy and non-legacy organic waste in the landfill. This captured gas is then sent to a combustion device, such as a flare. By combusting the gas, the potent greenhouse gas methane is converted into carbon dioxide, which significantly reduces the overall global warming potential of the site's emissions.

The Terrey Hills region experiences a high rainfall coastal climate, typically receiving over 1,100mm of rain annually. The local environment features predominantly lateritic soils, containing a mix of ironstone, clay, and fine sand, alongside soils derived from the underlying Hawkesbury sandstone.

This project was established by Kimbriki Environmental Enterprises Pty Ltd to upgrade the site's environmental footprint by actively combusting gas generated from both legacy and non-legacy waste. Kimbriki operates as an innovative hub for resource recovery and community education, jointly owned by the Northern Beaches Council and Mosman Council. Notably, the project secured a Carbon Abatement Contract with the Commonwealth in July 2016 for the fixed delivery of 79,000 Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs). This contract was successfully completed in April 2023. In July 2022, the project underwent a minor variation to update its methodology to the latest Compilation No. 1.